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Copper mahseer

Barbodes wynaadensis (Day, 1873)

Status not recordedbony fish

The copper mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the copper mahseer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the copper mahseer live?

Not recorded

Is the copper mahseer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the copper mahseer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbodes
  7. SpeciesBarbodes wynaadensis (Day, 1873)

Synonyms Barbus wynaadenis, Barbus wynaadensis, Neolissochilus wynaadensis, Puntius wynaadensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Wayanad mahseerEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the copper mahseer

Other species in the same genus Barbodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the copper mahseer?

The copper mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Copper mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/copper-mahseer

MLA

“Copper mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/copper-mahseer.

BibTeX
@misc{copper_mahseer_2026,
  title = {Copper mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/copper-mahseer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}